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Melbourne to Winton and back – In a Caterham Seven

No roof, no doors, no power steering… what could go wrong?

Editor's Letter: HSV - Where do they go from here?
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Opinion: Where does HSV go from here?

Editor Inwood sheds some solemn reflections after driving Clayton’s final curtain-call, the HSV GTS-R W1.

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Fernando Alonso should win the Indy 500

Why world Motorsport stands to benefit from Fernando Alonso doing well at the Indy 500

2017 HSV GTS-R W1 - The Wheels gallery
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2017 HSV GTS-R W1 – The Wheels gallery

Enjoy some of our best shots from our short time with Clayton’s curtain-call car, the insane HSV GTS-R W1.

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Opinion: The days of barn-finds are almost over

It’s unlikely we’ll be pulling tarps of modern cars in the future and getting excited about them, making this probably the last era of barn finds.

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The Indianapolis 500 for rookies

New to the greatest spectacle in sport? Let us run you through the basics

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Opinion: Motoring journalists should own cars

Because you probably wouldn’t listen to a Chef who doesn’t have a kitchen.

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What it’s like to live on Conrod Straight, Mount Panorama

Living at 505 Conrod Straight, Mount Panorama is the experience of a lifetime

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Roger Moore, the Bond with the corkscrew car

Actor Roger Moore died overnight after a short fight with cancer. Here’s his most memorable car moment in a Bond move

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2018 Megane RS to join list of Renault debuts at Monaco GP

Renault prepares to launch its latest hot-hatch at the same place it debuted these memorable concepts

Autonomous cars and the Laws of Robotics
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Autonomous cars and the Laws of Robotics

While it’s easy to get lost in the promise of autonomous cars, our Insider explores some issues that render our autonomous future a little more distant than you might be expecting.

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This is the secret BMW M8 Prototype

Pulling back the covers on BMW’s forgotten stillborn supercar

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Formula 1 vs IndyCar: turbo V6 sound comparison

IndyCar shows Formula 1 how to make a small, boosted V6 sound awesome

Australia’s best concepts: 2015 Buick Avenir
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Australia’s best concepts: 2015 Buick Avenir

Another Holden design team win, quite literally, gave us a glimpse at the future in 2015 with the Buick Avenir

Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 vs Fiat Abarth 124 Spider: Can you put a price on fun?
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Lamborghini Huracan LP580-2 vs Fiat Abarth 124 Spider: Can you put a price on fun?

Westerman and Editor Inwood pit a moderately priced rear-drive Fiat Spider against a not so moderately priced rear-drive Huracan to see if there really is a dollar figure on fun.

48 Hours in a GTS-R W1 - The End of Daze
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48 Hours in a GTS-R W1 – The End of Daze

You have 48 hours with the keys to the last and greatest Aussie muscle car ever, where do you take it? Victorian high-country of course.

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Performance Car Podcast: Downsized engines

Engines are getting smaller but performance continues to improve

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Retro: 1989 Mazda NA MX-5 – Roofless for the people

Mazda’s iconic roadster brought driving joy to the masses yearning to breathe free

Porsche driving school teaches the art of slide
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Porsche driving school teaches the art of slide

A full day of sideways action with some of Porsche’s finest metal teaches valuable car control techniques

The 10 Worst Bond Cars - A View To A Fail
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The 10 Worst Bond Cars – A View To A Fail

After 24 movies spanning more than half a century, the Bond franchise has brought us some great cars. These are not them.

Retro: Mirella 230TS - A dream car come true
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Retro: Mirella 230TS – A dream car come true

Stunning, truly sensational and totally unreal, except that it’s registered, locally designed and built, the Mirella could have come from an Italian master.

NIO - the most progressive car company you’ve never heard of
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NIO – the most progressive car company you’ve never heard of

Like a bolt from the blue, Chinese EV upstart NIO has seemingly burst from nowhere. Here’s what you need to know about the latest wannabe supercar marque.

BMW 8 Series revival resurrects supercar high hopes
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BMW 8 Series revival resurrects supercar high hopes

With the return of the bold and beautiful BMW 8 Series, we look back at how a coveted M8 flagship would have changed the course of supercar history

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Retro: Tatra T700 – The Bouncing Czech

Luxury- East European-style. BOB HALL catches up with the Tatra, an intriguing 20-a-year oddity